Job opening: Maintenance Mechanic

Salary: $32 - 37 per hour

Published at: Feb 21 2024

Company: Veterans Health Administration

Employment Type: Full-time

The incumbent to the position is a Maintenance Mechanic Work Leader for the Facilities Section of Engineering Service and is responsible for the overall performance of the Facilities Section. He/she performs the following major duties and responsibilities on a regular and recurring basis. This position reports to the Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor. ( Facilities Section)

Duties

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Thomas, Kentucky serving 15 counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. Cincinnati VAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division. Major Duties: Painting of interior and exterior surfaces of buildings, structures, and equipment (portable, motorized, installed). Building maintenance such as, the installation and changing of chalkboards, bulletin boards, drapery rods, window shades, white boards, privacy curtain tracks, marker boards, dispensers, etc. Installation of drywall partitions and plaster or suspended acoustical ceilings. Repair or replacement of doors, frames, windows, door hardware (such as locks, hinges, door closers, push-pull plates, kick plates, armor plates), and window hardware. Refinishing and repairing of tabletops, desks, and cabinets with an application of Formica or wood veneer. Laying up of brick or block walls, and the forming, placement, and finishing of concrete surfaces (such as, sidewalks or walls). Patching, sealing, and repair of bituminous driveways and parking lots. Plastering of walls and ceilings. Installation of wall coverings (such as vinyl, wallpaper, contact paper, etc.). Glazing performed on windows. Lying of ceramic floor, epoxy, LVT, and wall tile. Patching, sealing, repair and maintenance of all roofs. Determines location of all leaks and takes corrective action in sealing. Maintenance and repair of building, facility operating equipment, and medical equipment. Origination of facilities keying, repairing and installing all types of locks/lock sets. Rekeying facility as needed. Maintain grounds by planting, cutting grass, weeding, trimming bushes/trees, emptying trash cans and keeping trash picked up around facility. Functions both at Cincinnati and Ft. Thomas Divisions. Leads subordinate employees in the Facilities Section for a maximum of 50% of his/her time and leads the employees in the Mechanic Shop for a maximum of 25% of his/her times, Locksmith 15% and Grounds Section 10%. Directs the removal, storage and the disposal of asbestos containing materials. Performs work of other trades, such as; repair of wall repairs, piping insulation and accessories of refrigeration plants, air conditioning systems and installation of piping to boilers. Incumbent is responsible for the corrective and preventative maintenance for non-medical and building service equipment. Responsible for the outside grounds area and the Cincinnati and Fort Thomas campuses, including items such as line striping, asphalt repairs and snow removal. Performing the installation of equipment like that described above by planning and completing the routing and placement of systems leaking to the equipment, determining and placing the equipment at the proper levels and points in the system and joining, sealing and testing systems and equipment for proper leakage and operation Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:00am-3:00pm ( subject to 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week emergency calls) Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Position Description/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD075440

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/28/2024 .EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:Ability to Lead or SuperviseInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsMeasuring InstrumentsTechnical Practices (Electrical Electronic)Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Incumbent must exert moderate to arduous physical effort involving walking, standing, bending, stooping, lifting, working overhead and crawling. Incumbent must be able to lift loads of up to eighty pounds. Frequently, work will be performed in cramped and awkward positions. Work performed is of a precise nature requiring prolonged concentration. Incumbent works at times under conditions of extreme stress and must be able to interact effectively with medical staff and perform work in a calm analytical manner Working Conditions: Incumbent is required to work in damp places, water, mud, close quarters, both indoors and outside. Incumbent is exposed to the possibility of burns from hot water and steam while repairing insulation on steam piping and to strains, cuts and bruises while working on heavy pipe. Incumbent is prone to infection from unsanitary worksites, such as; sewers, waste traps, garbage disposals, grease traps and other bacteria breeding places. Subject to injury while using power operated equipment.